Australia

This course introduces the study of human development, including a critical overview of current theory, research and practice in human development, with particular emphasis on the development of early childhood through to adolescence. A core assumption of the unit is that the study of human development is inter-disciplinary, and that developmental theories, past and present, are open to question and debate. The content focuses on the processes and products of human development, related to neurobiological, cognitive, emotional, social, cultural, and language development. The classical theories are considered and examined in the light of contemporary theory and research. The seminar is concerned with the teaching of values in schools and early childhood education settings, including the creation of values-based learning environments, and with each participant's development as a human self, focusing in particular on the development of participants' professional skills and personal values.

This course examines how sex and race influence the operation of social justice in everyday life. Students explore the origins of the concept of social justice in Plato’s REPUBLIC and other key texts. Additionally, the class discusses the emergence of international movements for social justice such as universal suffrage, the abolition of slavery, and the impact of social justice in contemporary culture. Students examine the key biological, social, political, and cultural factors that inform social justice in personal and sexual relationships; freedom of expression; equity in the workplace; health; social change; and the media in the 21st century. The class examines new developments in medicine, law, literature, film, and philosophy, and how globalization impacts issues of social justice. Students also examine the work of national and international organizations that attempt to improve the lives of those who face discrimination because they do not conform to the dominant norms of gender, race, and ethnicity.

This course develops the analytical skills to understand historical change. It examines political, economic, social and cultural trends in a range of regions across a large span of time, c. 1000-1750 AD. Topics covered include Christianity and Islam, varieties of states and empires, and political transformations. The course examines the significance of the Middle Ages, Renaissance, the Reformation, and the Enlightenment, and consider what these episodes look like in a global context.

Sex and sexuality are core dimensions of social life. Sociologists have long investigated how sex captures and reflects social norms and practices. This course introduces core concepts in the theoretical, empirical and anatomical approaches to the sociology of sex. Topics include, but are not limited to, sexual identities, sexual practice and sex as a manifestation of power

This course covers the opportunities and challenges associated with managing employees in international and cross-cultural contexts, with specific emphasis on international recruitment, selection, preparation, placement, management development, performance management, reward, and remuneration in international, multi-national, and trans-national corporations. The course considers the implications of internationalization and globalization for human resource management (HRM), the difference between domestic and international HRM, and the challenges of cross-cultural management.

Digital Composition courses support the sustained development of compositional craft and creativity through the practical integration of music technology and digital music techniques in the preparation of sound based compositions to be submitted throughout the semester. Focus is on the approaches taken over the last century to record, transform and organize sound in a variety of creative contexts, ranging from early electroacoustic music experiments, through to contemporary electronic music production.

This course explores problems of linguistic and cultural difference through the process of translation between Indonesian and English. Students enhance their expertise in practical Indonesian-English and English-Indonesian translation and are introduced to key theoretical issues in translation studies. Apart from regular practical translation exercises using selected texts on a range of topics such as legal documents, reports, speeches, and newspapers articles, existing translated pieces in both languages are discussed. This is a bi-lingual course, conducted in both Indonesian and English.